Oluomo Docked In Court over Alleged N2.5 Billion Ogun Assembly Fund Fraud

Meanwhile, a former speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Honorable Olakunle Oluomo, appeared before a Federal High Court, Abeokuta, on Monday to answer charges on charges of alleged official corruption.

He was docked along with the clerk of the house, Adeyemo Adedeji, and another official of the house, Dayo Samuel.

They were charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged misappropriation of N2.5 billion, while Oluomo was in office as the speaker in 2022.

The EFCC counsel was not in court when the case was mentioned on Monday.

Justice O. Okeke had adjourned the case till February 28 and March 1.

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The former speaker was impeached by the state House of Assembly last Thursday by 18 out of 26 members of the house.

He had decided to approach the court to challenge the impeachment.

On Monday, shortly after the trio entered the dock, the court discovered that the counsel for the anti-graft agency could not make it to court.

The presiding judge, Justice Agatha Okeke, however, adjourned the case to February 29 and March 1.

The EFCC had in September 2022 arrested and later arraigned Oluomo for allegedly diverting N2.5 billion belonging to the Assembly, in suit no: FHC/AB/61C/2022.

Oluomo was arraigned alongside the Clerk of the House, Taiwo Adeyemo, and the Director of Finance, Oladayo Samuel.

The antigraft agency had accused the Speaker and others of forging receipts and signatures to divert billions of naira from the legislative house.

They were thereafter granted bail after pleading not guilty, even as they were asked to submit their travel documents at the court registry.